Robert Piconi is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Vault, responsible for the overall vision, strategic direction and operational performance of the organization.

Robert’s experience includes prior executive leadership roles in Fortune 100 public companies across various industries including Diversified Energy (Amoco/British Petroleum), Telecommunications (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Alcatel), and Security/Network Management Software (Danaher Corporation). Within the private sector, he also founded and managed several innovative healthcare service and diagnostic imaging companies within the European market which were later acquired by private equity funds and/or large industry conglomerates.

In 2020, Mr. Piconi was one of 15 global leaders named by the World Economic Forum as “SDG Champion” for his work advancing sustainability, decarbonization and the circular economy.

Mr. Piconi received his graduate degree and MBA from Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management) and undergraduate degree BBA in Finance and Italian Renaissance Literature from the University of Notre Dame.